Butter Side Down
Free. No ads, no sign-up, nothing to buy in the game. Keeps working offline once it has loaded.
How to play
- Tap, or drag and let go, to drop the food in your hand. On a computer you can click, or use the arrow keys and space bar.
- Two the same make something bigger: crumb → blueberry → strawberry → fried egg → toast → pancakes → waffle → doughnut → pizza → birthday cake → golden toast.
- Don't let the pile pass the red dashed line. If food stays above it for a few seconds, Murphy wins.
Murphy's Laws you'll meet
- The Law of Buttered ToastToast always lands butter side down. The game keeps count, just to prove it.
- The Law of the Wobbly TableTables only wobble when you're winning.
- The Law of the SurpriseThe thing you need is never next.
- The Law of Monday MorningsEverything is twice as heavy on a Monday.
- The Law of the Lucky CrumbOnce in a while, Murphy takes a nap. A golden crumb levels up whatever it touches.
These laws were written for the game. They aren't excerpts from the book, which has 101 different ones.
For grown-ups: liked the game?
Murphy's Law for Kids by Professor Max Murphy (a pen name) has 101 hilariously true rules for ages 8–12. It's about laughing at the things that go wrong – lost shoes, dead pens, crashed games – and bouncing back. Short chapters make it a good pick for reluctant readers.
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